Pink Twink was originally a GWP at Silk Naturals last summer, and I was lucky enough to get it. It has been re-issued, however, and although Karen originally planned to have it on the site throughout the month of February only, she's decided to extend its availability by another week.

Why is this good, you ask? (And oh, why devote an entire post to one little eyeshadow?)

Well, because Pink Twink is the only pink I've ever been able to wear without actually looking like someone who has cried her eyes out or someone who hasn't slept in a week. Also, I'm not alone with this opinion: many of my friends who've received samples or managed to try it have said the same, and there were also people on Silk Naturals' forum (myself included) who had begged Karen to bring it back, if only for a little while. Karen, as we all know is a real angel, and has generously granted us our wish. :-))

It's a very complex but wearable color, and exactly because of that complexity, it's very difficult to photograph. At first sight, it may not even seem that wearable, especially when you notice how browinsh it looks in the picture. However, that brown is nicely counterweighted by the silver sheen this eyeshadow has. The minute light hits it, the brown is gone, and you have a wearable but never entirely cool toned pink eyeshadow. It's really just a neutral pink what with the brown base and the silver shimmer.

I'm going to show you another picture taken in direct sunlight: now the brown is balanced by the silver sheen.

Another one, this time you can see some product on the lid of the jar. Again, the picture was taken in direct sunlight.

Swatching this e/s was a real PITA: I never really managed to capture the essence of the product and why I love it so much. There's just too much brown, but when you're actually wearing the e/s it's not like that at all: every little movement you make with your head lets Pink Twink change from brownish-pink to silvery-pink and back, and so it's never boring but always very flattering on your lids.

It's one of my favorite eyeshadows of all time and I'll definitely order it this time around. I encourage you to do the same. ;-)